Posted on 01/21/2015 2:36:48 AM PST by servo1969
What happens when we run out of taboos?
The question arises thanks to a column in Salon.com from one Jenny Kutner, an assistant editor "focusing on sex, gender and feminism." This particular column focuses on an 18-year-old woman who is currently dating. That wouldn't be odd, except that she is dating her biological father. Apparently, this woman's father left her family when she was 4; when he came back into her life, she was 16. "It was so weird and confusing," she said. "I was seeing my dad for the first time in forever but it was also like, He's so good looking!"
Days later, they had sex. "We discussed whether it was wrong and then we kissed," the woman said. "And then we made out, and then we made love for the first time. That was when I lost my virginity."
Kutner, naturally, describes the activity as merely a manifestation of Genetic Sexual Attraction. She adds, "As sensational as the whole interview might seem (and, admittedly, as it is), it actually forces one to do some rigorous double-checking of one's own beliefs."
Why, exactly, would one double check one's own beliefs when faced with the reality of incest? Any normal society would immediately question the evil father, who abandoned his child, only to come back into her life and take advantage of her sexually. Any normal society would recognize the evil of a father having sex with his genetic offspring. Any normal society would place the onus on those arguing for incest to explain why society is bettered by normalization of incest, rather than placing the onus on the traditionally moral to explain why incest should remain taboo.
But we are not a normal society any longer. We are a society of love.
Love, we now believe, conquers all -- including basic standards of morality. As Attorney General Eric Holder said this week in explaining why the Supreme Court should strike down traditional marriage laws, "It is time for our nation to take another critical step forward to ensure the fundamental equality of all Americans -- no matter who they are, where they come from, or whom they love." Who are we to judge those who love one another? So long as they can always abort their damaged offspring; so long as the couple believes itself to be operating under standards of consent; so long as an incestuous relationship doesn't affect you directly, who are you to judge?
The normalization of incest does not spring from the normalization of homosexuality, of course. Both the normalization of incest and the normalization of homosexuality spring from the destruction of objective standards of morality in favor of validation of subjective feelings. Society is bettered by heterosexual marriage because man and woman can exclusively create and best raise children. The same is not true of any other form of relationship. But that doesn't matter, because radical relativism is our new standard.
And so we search for new taboos to break. Undoubtedly, the next standard will be normalization of younger and younger teens having sex with older partners. After that, we will see polygamy.
Eventually, the only true taboo left will be responsibility. But that's a taboo no one will be willing to violate, given the social stigma attached. Better to live free, basking in the glow of transgressive bravery. After all, if you're truly brave, you fight the system. And when there is no system, you fight the meaninglessness. And you lose.
I still don’t know if that story is real or not. We’ll find out eventually. It’s gotten too much attention to go un-vetted now.
I mentioned that Bill across the street was deeply in love with his German shepherd dog, would he be allowed to marry it? I mentioned that john a couple of doors down was dating his lawn tractor should they be allowed to marry? Should brothers and sisters be allowed to marry, or mothers and sons?. she replied no to each of these.
I explained that we all choose to draw the line somewhere, I chose to draw it in a different place than her.
She has RAD - Reactive Attachment Disorder:
Most kids not raised by a loving family or those missing out on major milestones of development usually have some type of RAD in mild to severe forms...
Adoptive kids have this as well...especially ones that are not shown affection. Children tend to resort to sex after beginning puberty as a why to fill in those gaps of development....which is what apparently happened here. The father should have been the adult and not let this occur.
But then again, he left her at 4...
http://www.attachment.org/teachers/letter-for-teachers/
Although medications for stress, anxiety, and PTSD are prescribed to deal with the psychological issues - only time can strict - well defined daily structure will allow the child to grow into a person that actually trusts adults.
These children do not TRUST adults because adults let them down and will attempt to control the situation in any manner from bad behavior, sexually acting out, destructive, lying, manipulation, etc...keeping them on track until they become an adult is almost a full time job where everyone in the child’s life must be on board as a team. Children with RAD will seek to divide and pit other adults against one another to cause disruption and chaos...another form of control.
Of the 2 children we have adopted, one was severe in neglect and abuse — so we are dealing with this currently.
Funny, I swear I hear banjos playing somewhere....
Freud would have a thing or two to say about these two. In fact he already said it in his book entitled, ironically enough,”Totem and Taboo”.
Define the sort of "love" represented by a father, upon first meeting his 16 year old daughter, who decides to make out with her and take her virginity? That's a sick man, and a very poorly brought up 16 year old girl. Legally that's statutory rape in many if not most states, in addition to incest.
People are just so morally bereft anymore. Those morals are underpinned by solid, factual reasons to avoid certain behaviors. They're not there just to prevent people from having fun.
There can be no last taboo.
We need to continually agitate, to lead mobs as an avenue to political power.
“There is only the fight”. as Alinsky said (which Hillary Clinton quoted for the title of her Thesis.
You must always find another taboo to champion breaking, another excuse for invective.
Marrying the dead, marrying animals marrying people who don’t agree to marry, marrying robots, marrying all of society into a collective - whatever. It doesn’t really matter as long as you can agitate, divide and alienate people over something. Anything will do.
Yeah, I keep thinking she’s got issues and is confused by her love for a grown man.
But the daddy? He’s the real POS in this situation.
The age of consent is 16 in most of America.
http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_sexual_consent_in_the_United_States
…and then I gave birth to a kid with three heads.
If the daughter has a daughter of her own (with him), I wonder if she will be concerned as to whether “daddy” will want show the new daughter the same kind of love.
Sick...
If the daughter has a daughter of her own (with him), I wonder if she will be concerned as to whether “daddy” will want show the new daughter the same kind of love.
Sick...
The notifications posted in British neighborhoods announcing that they are governed by sharia also announce the prohibition of such evils as prostitution, illegal drugs, and pornography. Do you blame anyone for not wanting such things in their neighborhoods? around their children?
Muslims are not alone. Decent people--and that is most people--of all times and places reject and despise the evils of depravity and decadence. They always will.
If they have kids, then the dad would also the grandfather of his (daughter’s) kid. As grandfather he is the father’s father. Ergo, this guy would be his own father!
Love has NOTHING to do with this.
Narcissism and sociopathic levels of selfishness are what this is about.
Both the normalization of incest and the normalization of homosexuality spring from the destruction of objective standards of morality in favor of validation of subjective feelings.
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Yes. This is the best essay yet that I have read about the destruction of our society’s moral code.
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